Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays 4/12/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics play the second game of a four-game series on the road Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Oakland is 1-2 following its 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Bill McKinney hit a home run and starting pitcher Daulton Jefferies combined with four relievers to pitch a three-hitter as the A’s avoided being swept in the opening series of the season.

Tony Kemp is batting .333 to lead Oakland the second baseman has team highs in hits with four and on base percentage at .385.  Billy McKinney, Chad Pinder and Seth Brown each have hit one home run for Oakland, while the leader in RBIs is McKinney with four. On Tuesday, Oakland will send Adam Oller to the mound. The 27 year-old right-hander will be making his MLB debut on Tuesday. 

Tampa Bay is 3-0 following its 8-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, completing a three game sweep of the opening series against the Orioles. Tampa Bay out scored the Orioles 15-4 in the three-game set. Cory Kluber pitched 4 ⅔ innings of shutout baseball for Tampa Bay in his debut with the Rays. Brandon Lowe belted a two-run home run and Wander Franco collected three hits for the second time in three games.

Wander Franco is batting ,545 to lead Tampa Bay and the shortstop has team highs in hits with six and on-base percentage at .500. Francisco Mejia and Brandon Lowe each have hit one home run for Tampa Bay, while Mejia is the leader in RBIs with four. Tampa Bay has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Tuesday's matchup with the Oakland Athletics.